Thanks.I always feel guilty answering that question...I use foam pumpkins from Michael's for the pumpkin-headed guys. It's really the only way to get a smooth realistic pumpkin. I'd make one out of mache if I was going for a rotten, mushy look. But you just can't beat the foam ones for realism.

Thanks Rot. I actually used Michael's for mine, but the one here didn't have that great of a selection. Probably because the area I currently live in HATES Halloween. All the stores ran out of stuff 2 weeks before the 31st and replaced it all with Christmas decorations. If they weren't national chains I wouldn't even of had that. Fortunately I'm out of here in two months.

I spray them with black rustoleum flat black paint to seal them before I paint them with a small brush using acrylic paints. Browns and black. I dry brush and wet brush and then when it's all done I seal them with a waterproof sealer that lets the mache breathe. Very durable.

The mache skulls I use are packed with tons of paper wrapped with duct tape so they're very solid.